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Cop-hiring drive in Junglemahal a conspiracy, say Maoists

-Express News Service   Amid the truce offer, the Maoists on Wednesday slammed the state government’s move to recruit 10,000 police constables from Junglemahal and termed it as an “conspiracy hatched by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee”.   A statement signed by one Akash, who identified himself as CPI(Maoist) state committee secretary, read: “She (Mamata Banerjee) wants to give arms to the tribal population and we are apprehending that she will bring the Salwa Judum...

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Tension at Posco site, two officials detained

-The Business Standard   Tension prevailed in the Posco project site in Orissa as the irate villagers on Thursday detained two officials, one from Posco and another staff of Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation of Orissa (Idco), who had gone to Noliasahi in Gadakujang panchayat for cutting of tress on the acquired land. They were later released after being held captive for about four hours. The officials, who had gone to the village without...

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Unemployed Youths stage agitation at Posco site

-The Business Standard   Hundreds of youths in the Posco project affected villages who have been deprived of employment in the preliminary construction work of the project on Tuesday agitated at Gadkujang pressing for fulfillment of their demands. Sources said, the construction agency which has bagged the contract for some preliminary project work at the site, sought to win over the support of local Unemployed Youths by distributing job cards to them. The...

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Posco project work suspended for two days

An uneasy calm prevailed in the troubled Nuagaon panchayat in the proposed Posco project site today as the district administration, different village forest committees and irate villagers reassessed the situation after yesterday’s police action during the felling of trees in the area. The police had resorted to lathicharge yesterday on the members of Sanghaipai Mathsahi village forest committee and land losers at Polang while they were opposing the cutting down of...

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Arrest-release boosts Akhil Gogoi’s movement by Syed Miraz Ahmed

The Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity Assam’s (KMSSA) General Secretary Akhil Gogoi on Sunday was taken into custody by Pan Bazaar Police from outside the Guwahati Press Club premises for first instance violation of PR Act 126. Anti-corruption campaigner Akhil Gogoi along with some 40 members and supporters was at that time about to proceed to Dighali Pukhuri to lead a democratic sit in protest in support of Gandhian Anna Hazare’s demand...

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